Agriculture Scheme of Work for Junior Secondary School (JSS 2)

 

 

AGRICULTURE

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 2)

FIRST TERM

 

WEEKS TOPICS/CONTENTS

 

1. GENERAL CLEANING AND REVISION ON PROBLEMS OF FARM MANAGER 

 

2. FARM STRUCTURES AND BUILDING

I. Types of Farm Structures and Uses

II. Maintenance of Farm Structures and Building

 

3. SITTING OF FARM AND LAYOUT OF FARM STRUCTURES

I. Factors Guiding Sitting of Farm Structures

II. Factors Guiding Layout of Farm Structures

III. Importance of Siting Farm Structures

 

4. CULTURAL PRACTICES

I. Definition of Cultural Practices

II. Explain Pre – Planting Operations – Harrowing, Ploughing, Ridging, etc.

 

5. CULTURAL PRACTICES

I. Define Planting Operations

II. State/List Various Planting Operations

III. Planting/Sowing –Thinning, Spacing, Depth

IV. Supplying Planting Distances, etc

 

6. CULTURAL PRACTICES

I. Post Planting Operation

II. Fertilizer Application

III. Explain Methods of Fertilizer Application

IV. Explain Methods of Harvesting Different Types of Crops

• Harvesting

• Storage

• Processing

 

7. AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

I. Definition of terms Farming Systems – Mixed Farming, etc.

II. Cropping Systems – Mono Cropping, Sole Cropping, Mixed Cropping, etc.

III. State Advantages and Disadvantages of Each System.

 

8. AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

State Advantages and Disadvantages of each of the Systems

 

9. FIELD WORK

I. Students are to practice all they have been taught on the field

II. Practice all the farm practice – Planting, Pre – planting and Post – Planting Operations

 

10. REVISION

 

11-12. EXAMINATION

 

 

AGRICULTURE

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 2)

FIRST TERM

 

WEEKS TOPICS/CONTENTS

 

1. GENERAL CLEANING AND REVISION ON TYPES OF FARM STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS 

 

2. ANIMALS FEED AND FEEDING

I. Meaning of Feed

II. Types of Feed – Energy, Protein, etc.

III. Mention feeding tools

 

3. CLASSIFICATION OF LIVESTOCK

I. Feeds – Protein, Energy etc

II. Identify Feed Nutrients

 

4. FACTORS TO CONSIDER BEFORE DECIDING ANIMAL FEEDS

I. Age

II. Physiological Status

III. Purpose of Rearing

 

5. ANIMAL PESTS AND DISEASE CONTROL 

I. Define Diseases

II. Causes of Diseases in Farm Animal

 

6. FARM ANIMAL DISEASES AND CONTROL

I. Bacteria – Mastitis, etc. Fungal, Ringworm, Viral Foot and Mouth Disease, Protozoan – Coccidiosis, Trypano – Somaisis – Worms

II. State Mode of Transmission of Animal Diseases

III. Identify Symptoms of Farm Animals Diseases

IV. State the Effects of Diseases on the Farm Animals

 

7. FARM ANIMAL DISEASES

I. Bacterial and Fungal Diseases

II. Modes of Transmission

III. Methods of Control Symptoms

 

8. FARM ANIMAL DISEASES

I. Viral and Protozoan

II. Examples of Animal Infected Mode of Transmission

III. Symptoms and Effects Control Measures

 

9. FARM ANIMAL DISEASES

I. Worms and Bloat

II. Identify types of worms

III. Identify Types of Animals affected by these diseases

 

10. REVISION

 

11. | 12. EXAMINATIONS

 

 

AGRICULTURE

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 2)

THIRD TERM

WEEKS TOPICS/CONTENTS

 

1. REVISION AND GENERAL CLEANING

I. Disease Control

II. Methods of Disease Control

 

2. FISHERY

I. Definition of Fishery

II. Importance of Fishery – Food, Protein, Income, Medicine, etc.

 

3. CLASSIFICATION OF FISH

I. Based on habitat – fresh Water Fish, Marine Water Fish

II. Based on morphology – Bony and Boneless fish / Cartilaginous fish

 

4. ESTABLISHMENT OF FISH POND

I. Factors to be considered before siting Fish Pond

II. Methods of Fishing

 

5. ESTABLISHMENT OF FISH POND

I. Field Trip/Excursion to a nearby Fishery

II. Explain how to establish a Fish Pond

III. Identify Types of Fish Food

 

6. FOREST AND FOREST USES

I. Define Forest

II. Types of Forest – Mangrove (Swampy), Rain Forest (Many Tree) and Derive forest (few trees)

III. State the Characteristic of Forest

 

7. FOREST RESOURCES AND THEIR USES

I. Trees, wild life (animal) and Fruits

II. Various Herb, Shelter, etc

III. State the uses of the forest resources

 

8. EFFECTS OF FOREST ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Explain the Effects of Forest on the Environment

 

9. EFFECTS OF FOREST ON THE ENVIRONMENT

I. Human Activities that Affects the Forest

II. Afforestation, Deforestation, Hunting, Bush burning, Over Grazing, etc.

III. State the Advantages and Disadvantages of Each

 

10. REVISION

 

11. | 12. EXAMINATION